The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is back in the dark for the second time in recent months after several power plants shut down early Wednesday afternoon.
Luma Energy, which runs the island’s grid, pointed to an “event” at 12:40 p.m. that is affecting service to more than 3 million residents islandwide. The company said it was in contact with generators to reestablish the system, according to a post on X.
The last general power outage in Puerto Rico happened on New Year’s Eve. Back then, a malfunctioning cable sparked the cascading shutdown of several plants. It took days for some residents to get their power back.
Luma and Genera PR, a separate company that runs several major government-owned generating stations, has not said what caused Wednesday’s problems.
